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as in assassinated
to put to death deliberately
those people made me so mad I felt like I wanted to murder them
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as in fumbled
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
we listened in horror as she murdered our favorite song on stage
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Recent Examples of murdered
If Dennis is murdered or missing, wouldn’t Brian and associates know about it?
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Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
1 July 2026
Investigators are still determining what led up to the altercation, how the victim was murdered, and the suspect's motive.
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Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Prosecutors argued that Yang, who had been involved with Gayle, murdered Reuter out of jealousy.
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Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
The erotic pop thriller, which Brass shot in London, stars Trintignant as young man who discovers that his business contact has been murdered.
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Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
29 June 2026
Her most memorable scene (of many) may be when she gets murdered by the audience for talking too much during Shakespeare in Love (1998).
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Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 June 2026
Often, Kara and other young women are in peril, and quite a few people die or are viciously murdered.
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Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Supergirl builds to a final showdown with Krem of the Yellow Hills, the ruthless Brigands leader who murdered Ruthye’s family and poisoned Krypto early in the film.
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Lily Brown,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
That’s the state Supergirl is in when she is dragged into a local dispute on some far-off planet, defending the honor of an orphaned teenage girl, Ruthye (Eve Ridley); her parents were murdered by a brigand named Krem of the Yellow Hills (Matthias Schoenaerts).
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
1 July 2026
Investigators are still determining what led up to the altercation, how the victim was murdered, and the suspect's motive.
—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Prosecutors argued that Yang, who had been involved with Gayle, murdered Reuter out of jealousy.
—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
The erotic pop thriller, which Brass shot in London, stars Trintignant as young man who discovers that his business contact has been murdered.
—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
29 June 2026
Her most memorable scene (of many) may be when she gets murdered by the audience for talking too much during Shakespeare in Love (1998).
—
Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 June 2026
Often, Kara and other young women are in peril, and quite a few people die or are viciously murdered.
—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Supergirl builds to a final showdown with Krem of the Yellow Hills, the ruthless Brigands leader who murdered Ruthye’s family and poisoned Krypto early in the film.
—
Lily Brown,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
That’s the state Supergirl is in when she is dragged into a local dispute on some far-off planet, defending the honor of an orphaned teenage girl, Ruthye (Eve Ridley); her parents were murdered by a brigand named Krem of the Yellow Hills (Matthias Schoenaerts).
—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murdered
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Louis Farrakhan, who is now 93, stepped into the organization’s leadership vacuum shortly after Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965.
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Louis Farrakhan stepped into the organization’s leadership vacuum shortly after Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965.
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But in her concentration, Porsha fumbled her words, which made the Faithfuls, who were desperate for a crumb of evidence so early in the game, suspicious of her sincerity.
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Before that, Tampa Bay fumbled scoring opportunities in five of the first seven innings and stranded five overall.
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Colombia’s goal wasn’t perfectly executed but was delivered with emphasis.
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Promise David’s goal for the co-hosts was delightfully executed but this game raised some questions for Jesse Marsch ahead of the knockouts.
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One interception attempt resulted in a large explosion that spectacularly blew the roof off a fuel tank.
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After the final whistle blew and this Norway team had made history, Haaland took a moment and looked into the Norwegian cheering section, trying to process what had just happened.
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Historians estimate that the North American epidemic killed at least 100,000 to 130,000 people over several years.
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Wednesday marked one year since an explosion at a Northern California fireworks facility killed seven workers and changed the lives of their families forever.
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The plague victims likely hunted, skinned and butchered marmots for their meat and fur, which would have exposed members of the community to the bacteria, Macleod said.
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The deer must be completely butchered and de-boned before it can be brought into the state.
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Croatia still furious Despite the correct decision being made, Croatia manager Zlatko Dalić was far from happy, saying VAR had ruined the spirit of the game.
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Bovary is in some sense a morality tale, but what lifts it above didacticism, along with its bone-deep interiority, is that its romantic plotlines are as addictive as the genre works that have ruined poor Emma Bovary.
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Fines for such infractions in West Newport Beach and the Peninsula — dubbed safety enhancement zones — will be tripled through July 6.
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The celebrations also included a maritime ship show, dubbed Sail4th 250, in the harbor and a flyover by the Blue Angels.
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